Pi Rixiu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pi.

Pi Rixiu (Chinese: 皮日休; pinyin: Pí Rìxiū; Wade–Giles: P'i Jih-hsiu; ca. 834 – 883) was a Tang dynasty poet. His courtesy names were Yishao (逸少) and Ximei (袭美), and he wrote under the pen name Lumenzi (鹿门子). Pi was a contemporary of poet Lu Guimeng; these two poets are often referred to as Pi-Lu.

Pi was born at Xiangyang, in modern Hubei Province. He is thought to have been of humble birth. He spent his youth traveling and writing: his verse was well known by the time he sat for the civil service examination in 867, when he obtained a degree of Jinshi. After traveling to Suzhou in 868, he became Suzhou magistrate in 869. Later, he participated in the defeat of the Huang Chao's rebellion, and subsequently retired in southern China.

External links

• Qian, Zhonglian, "Pi Rixiu". Encyclopedia of China (Chinese Literature Edition), 1st ed.
• Complete Works of Pi Rixiu
• Books of the Quan Tangshi that include collected poems of Pi Rixiu at the Chinese Text Project:
  • Book 608, Book 609, Book 610,
  • Book 611, Book 612, Book 613,
  • Book 614, Book 615, Book 616
• Pʻi Jih-hsiu (William H. Nienhauser, Jr., 1979)